vulnerability
Ubuntu: USN-3418-1 (CVE-2017-6311): GDK-PixBuf vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Mar 9, 2017 | Sep 18, 2017 | Apr 25, 2025 |
Description
It was discovered that the GDK-PixBuf library did not properly handle
certain jpeg images. If an user or automated system were tricked into
opening a specially crafted jpeg file, a remote attacker could use this
flaw to cause GDK-PixBuf to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or
possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-2862)
It was discovered that the GDK-PixBuf library did not properly handle
certain tiff images. If an user or automated system were tricked into
opening a specially crafted tiff file, a remote attacker could use this
flaw to cause GDK-PixBuf to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or
possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-2870)
Ariel Zelivansky discovered that the GDK-PixBuf library did not properly
handle printing certain error messages. If an user or automated system were
tricked into opening a specially crafted image file, a remote attacker
could use this flaw to cause GDK-PixBuf to crash, resulting in a denial of
service. (CVE-2017-6311)
Solution
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